Dr. Taz Tally, Taz Tally Photography and Director of the Digital Print Production Program, Sessions.edu—The Online School of Design, has been practicing, teaching, and writing about photography for more than 30 years. Specializing in black and white landscape photography, Dr. Tally is an expert in controlling image color and quality, and reproducing his awe-inspiring images using Adobe Creative Suite. 

Creating high-quality color images requires a combination of both creative image capture skills and technically competent image adjustment and management expertise. Achieving high-quality final color photographic output depends upon:

• Developing and utilizing high-quality techniques and processes throughout your color workflow, including...

Quick, can you recall the last time you made a purchase? What did the ad look like?

Tests show that color images hold the consumer’s attention for two seconds or more, while black and white images sustain interest for less than two-thirds of a second. Color is important to our customers’ brands, products, and materials. It is a part of our daily lives. Therefore, achieving consistent, accurate color reproduction is essential to our industry. Color is perception, and as part of our commitment to serve this industry, one of the valuable resources we offer is to help you gain control and improve your management of color.

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It is survival of the fittest in the tumultuous financial market today. Proper planning, current knowledge, and ability to make timely decisions are more important than ever. Printing Industries of America hosts the annual Printing Industry Financial Executives (PIFE) Conference April 1--3, 2012, in St. Louis, MO in conjunction with the Continuous Improvement Conference. The PIFE Conference is a roadmap that allows you to assess your priorities, create an effective plan for your future, and monitor your improvement. It also provides you the unique chance to network with your peers. 

As a V.P. of Finance, Controller, COO, or CFO, you will hear speakers from some of the top financial firms in the country provide you with the tools and resources to not only survive in today’s financial market, but to thrive. Here is a sampling of what these leaders will be presenting at the 2012 PIFE Conference:

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Register for the Continuous Improvement Conference April 1- April 4, 2012.

The success that printing companies have in using Lean manufacturing concepts depends, largely, on the effectiveness of their managers.  Here are six steps your managers can take to speed the pace of your company’s improvement: 

Key 1.  Understand what is meant by improvement. 

Most managers seek competitive advantage through operational improvement when the better approach is to seek Lean improvement. Lean improvement is not about the work, but, rather, about eliminating wastes—things that get in the way of efficient work. These wastes—such as waiting—add time and cost and no customer value. You should become familiar with the eight common wastes.

Over 95% of the elapsed time between...